Sunday, October 18, 2009

Hi all. How are you all doing?I'm sorry I was so quiet for a while here. Thank you so much for your lovely, thoughtful comments,e-mails, and letters that always cheer me up!I just needed a little break for some reasons,but I am back now and am so super thrilled to finallyshare with you guys this excitement!

Yeah! my handmade tote bag made the cover of the Fallissue of Stitch magazine!!!! Hooray!!!!!!!!!Had I ever thought about seeing my own sewn item in my favorite magazine in a bookstore?! I can still hardly believe this really happened.I am so happy to be part of the crafty contributorsthat I have been admiring for a long time likeRashida of I heart linen. (Go check out her blogif you love to stumble upon a place that inspires you,although I doubt there are many of you who haven'tchecked it out... her work is just incredibly beautiful.)

I would say that I am probably not the one that was excited the most about this magazine coming out.Joe was checking out the bookstore like everydaysince a week before it got published. When it becameavailable, he got overly thrilled and couldn't help tellingthe bookstore staff that the bag was made by his girlfriendand rushed back to work and showed it off to every co-worker he encountered in the day. LOL.I really think I am so lucky to have met this guy.

I thank all of you who have continuously encouraged meto get crafty and to allow me to share my workwith you guys. Thank you, thank you, thank you all!!!!!!

Congratulations! What a thrill to see your own work published like that. Your boyfriend is a real sweetie to be so enthusiastic about your work. I'll be on the lookout for that magazine around here so I can check out your stuff.

Picked up my copy last week and was thrilled to see your bag on the cover! I have loved your tutorials and check your blog often - thank you for all of your inspiration, it's wonderful! Congratulations on your lovely feature (and in such a great publication too!)

how exciting! I bought the magazine the other day and didn't even know it was your bag on the cover! love it and making it soon for my daughter-in-law and my nephew's girlfriend for Christmas! love your creativity!

Congratulations with your beautiful bag on a cover of a magazine! Wow for a handcraft girl its a dream come true. Unfortunatly we cant buy the magazine here in Holland :( It looks likes a very nice magazine.

congrats on the cover!! i was so excited to get my hands on this when it first came out-it's by far one of my favorite sewing mags!! usually they're all gone by the time i get to the store!! the last issue i actually got while on vacation in canada! haha!

Yay!! Congratulations and loving the photos with the magazines, cute pegs as well if that is what they are. Trying to track down a copy of the magazine in the UK. Fingers crossed. Have started my patchwork course and been using some of your lovely fabrics rather nervously! Have fun for now :o)

Awesome! I completely randomly picked up the magazine on Oct 9, never seen or heard of it before, and when I got to the story about the bag I said... Wait a minute... Nice to read, great magazine. You're in great company!

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